Peter Reekers
Dutch footballer
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Peter Reekers (born 2 June 1981) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who serves as the assistant manager of Heracles Almelo.[2][3]
Netherlands
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Reekers in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 June 1981[1] | ||
| Place of birth |
Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Heracles Almelo (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| DETO | |||
| Heracles Almelo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2007 | Heracles Almelo | 166 | (4) |
| 2007–2009 | VVV-Venlo | 47 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Heracles Almelo | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | AGOVV | 27 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | DETO | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 252 | (6) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2015 | RKVV STEVO | ||
| 2014–2021 | Heracles Almelo (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2020 | Jong Heracles | ||
| 2019–2021 | Netherlands U-21 | ||
| 2021–2023 | Heerenveen (assistant) | ||
| 2023– | Heracles Almelo (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
During his playing career, he played as a central defender for DETO, Heracles Almelo, VVV-Venlo and AGOVV.
Coaching career
In August 2019, Reekers was hired as coach of the Dutch U-21 national team; a position he had to combine with his job as coach of Jong Heracles and assistant coach of the club's first team, Heracles Almelo.[4] A year later, in August 2020, Reekers extended his contract with the KNVB up to and including the final round of the 2021 European Championship.[5] Reekers left his positions at both Heraclas and the national team at the end of the 2020-21 season.[6][7]
In June 2021, he was appointed assistant coach of SC Heerenveen.[8] In July 2023, he returned to Heracles Almelo as an assistant coach under manager John Lammers.[9]